History MCQ Question Answers

History Gk (quiz) MCQ question and answers. Suitable for aspirants preparing for SSC-CGL and State Level Examinations of all states and also Bank, SSC, Railway, UPSC conducted NDA/ CDS/ IFS/ IES / CSE etc. examinations.

History World History

Q. Who was the first historian to use tripartite periodisation?

A.
Coluccio Salutati
B.
Bernardo Rossellino
C.
Leonardo Bruni
D.
Lorenzo Valla

Answer

Correct Answer : Leonardo Bruni

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History Modern Indian

Q. Who was the first Indian civil servant?

A.
S N Banerjee
B.
Motilal Nehru
C.
C R Das
D.
Bhagat Singh

Answer

Correct Answer : S N Banerjee

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History Modern Indian

Q. Who was the first Indian Governor General of India?

A.
C. Raja Gopalachari
B.
B. R. Ambedkar
C.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D.
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

Answer

Correct Answer : C. Raja Gopalachari

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History Modern Indian

Q. Who was the first Indian ruler to apply the western methods to his administration?

A.
Tipu Sultan
B.
Haider Ali
C.
Murshid Quli Khan
D.
Malhar Rao Holkar

Answer

Correct Answer : Tipu Sultan

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History Medieval History

Q. Who was the first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state?

A.
Feroz Tughlaq
B.
Alauddin Khalji
C.
Akbar
D.
Aurangzeb

Answer

Correct Answer : Akbar

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Ancient History History

Q. Who was the first Indian ruler who had territory outside India?

A.
Chandragupta Maurya
B.
Ashoka
C.
Kanishka
D.
Huvishka

Answer

Correct Answer : Kanishka

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British Rule History

Q. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?

A.
GopalaKrishna Gokhale
B.
Dadabhai Naoroji
C.
Bipin Chandra Pal
D.
Lala Lajpat Rai

Answer

Correct Answer : Dadabhai Naoroji

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History Modern Indian

Q. Who was the first Indian to be made a fellow of the Royal Society of London?

A.
A. C. Wadia
B.
Srinivas Ramanujam
C.
C. V. Raman
D.
P. C. Mahalanobis

Answer

Correct Answer : A. C. Wadia

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History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. Who was the first Indo-Greek king, who became Buddhist?

A.
Apollodotus I
B.
Antiochus II
C.
Apollodotus II
D.
Menander I

Answer

Correct Answer : Menander I

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Harshavardhana Empire History

Q. Who was the first known Gupta ruler?

A.
Chandragupta - I
B.
Sri Gupta
C.
Ghatotkacha
D.
Kumaragupta - I

Answer

Correct Answer : Sri Gupta

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